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Great Picture Books
One of my friends recently asked me for children’s book recommendations. So, here’s a list of some of my favorites! A wonderful special ed teacher I know can earn free books for her classroom (class code YGYLX) if you order books through this Scholastic link by 4/16/26: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Mother Bruce by…
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Einstein and Petrified Trees
We are national park junkies. Thanks to our daughter’s disability, we were able to get the Access Pass, which is a free lifetime pass for disabled individuals and their families. We always thank Little Bee whenever we enjoy a park, since it’s technically on her!
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Why Me?
When my daughter was first diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, my response was, “Why me?” There are only 50-100 people living on planet earth with this condition. Why did my child have to be one of them? Why her? Why us? I’ve been offered various answers to this question by people around me or…
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Do You Believe in Miracles?
My daughter’s audiologist sat across the table from us as we waited to retrieve our two-year-old after her two minor surgeries and sedated hearing test. “Well, the results of the hearing test are very different than they were last time.” The audiologist glanced at her assistant. I shrugged. “They always are.” This was the fourth…
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The Wizard of Oz!
Can you guess which Wizard of Oz characters my family and I are dressed as? And no, this isn’t a family Halloween costume. It was for a Wizard of Oz event! Imaginarium 360 invited me to their Wizard of Oz themed light experience in exchange for posting online. I get a lot of scammy sounding…
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Lowell Observatory
Did you know Pluto was discovered in Arizona? Here is the story of Pluto’s discovery at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.